The Daily IIJ

Nepal is facing 14 hours of power cut every day. It has affected every households. Here is a video on how the power cut is affecting students. Nepal Electricity Problem

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I was in Bangkok last month to report on  14th International Anti-Corruption Conference, popularly known as 14IACC. The conference was held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, one of the biggest convention centers in Bangkok. I was among one of the nine young Asian journalists selected to cover the 14th  IACC  on different social media. Our major objective was to [...]

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Tigers amaze tourists and scare villagers in Nepal, but maybe the incense burned and the diyos lit for the tiger god Bag Bhairav are working. The tiger population in Nepal has increased this year, according to a recent data released by the government on the occasion of the first “Tiger Conservation Day.” There are total [...]

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Last Wednesday, we reached the central office of Unity Life International Limited in Jawalakhel to collect the information on protest programme being held inside its premises. Everyone knows that Unity is charged of involvement in illegal insurance and deposit collection business. Unity’s head office was under the control of the police and its members were [...]

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The United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), a special political mission in support of the peace process in Nepal has a mandate to stay in Nepal till 15 May 2010. Now the big question is: will the security council extend UNMIN’s mandate? The Security Council had extended UNMIN’s mandate for the fifth time on 21 [...]

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This year’s Holi- one of the greatest festivals of colors- is over with much fun fare. But if we look back to it, the festivity has ended with positive as well as unpleasant and unforgotten memories behind.

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Nepal Government has set a record by organizing a historic cabinet meeting at the highest point on earth on the Everest on December 04, 2009 at around 9 am Nepali Standard Time. The meeting held at Kalapatthar –at the height of 17,192 feet– was presided by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. More than 20 ministers [...]

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After a long wait, the Nepal government has decided to hold a historic cabinet meeting dedicated to climate change in the Himalayas on December 4. Earlier the meeting was postponed due to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal’s health.

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After Maldives organized historical cabinet meeting under water, Nepal has announced that it will organize a cabinet meeting at the base camp of Mount Everest — the highest peak of the world to draw global attention about climate change. Though Maldives organized the meeting on October 17, Nepal has set a special date for the [...]

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The concept of living together is popular in western countries like America, United Kingdom and Australia. The concept adopted mainly by westerners is gaining popularity amongst Eastern countries as well and Nepali youths are no exception to this. But the couples staying together are not found speaking openly about their relationship. The major reason behind [...]

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